JEWS - CHRIST KILLERS - NYOBS 07.95

RABBIT TRAIL FROM NYOBS 7 - ESCHATOLOGY

CHRIST KILLERS – RABBIT TRAIL

• The illegitimate High priest Ciaiphas was a political appointee by Rome.  He represented Rome, not the Jews.
• Herod, as well as the High Priest felt threatened by this “King of the Jews” and entered into a political plot to kill Jesus Roman style; by crucifixion. 
• Only a handful of Jews were involved in the plot.  They certainly did not represent the Million Jews living in Israel and Egypt. Nine out of ten Jews lived outside the city of Jerusalem.
• The Guards were Roman, not Jewish
• It was “US”, the Gentiles that Crucified Jesus - but, the blame fell to the Jews.
• Jesus prayed for God to forgive those that crucified Him, and God did.  But WE didn’t.
• Anti-Semitism started when the early church fathers labeled the Jews as Christ Killers, children of the Devil, demonic, blood thirsty pagans, and plague carriers.

Bishop John Chrysostom, AD 345 wrote this statement:

• The Jews are the most worthless of all men.  They are lecherous, greedy and rapacious.  They are perfidious murders of Christ.  They worship the devil; their religion is a sickness.  The Jews are the odious assassins of Christ, and for killing God there is no expiation possible, no indulgence or pardon.  Christians may never cease vengeance, and the Jews must live in servitude forever.  God always hated the Jews.  It is incumbent upon all Christians to hate the Jews.
• The Roman Catholic Church cut loose the Crusaders, a group of robbers, thieves and rapist whose sins were “Pre-forgiven” by the Pope plus cancelled any debts they owed to the Jews.  Their goal was to take control of Jerusalem, the Muslims and punish the “Christ Killer Jews” on the road to and from Jerusalem.
• Blood libel stories were fabricated that the Jews kidnapped Christian children, ritually killed them and used their blood in the making of unleavened bread for Passover. – This creating even more hate.
• The Roman Catholic Church cut loose the Spanish Inquisition – Jewish estates were confiscated by the Church. People were whipped and tortured on the rack till they confessed their sin of converting to Judaism.
• Jew Hunters are used in God’s plan today to aid in the return of the Jews to the nation of Israel.  First, He will fish for them and pull them in by love, later He drives them in by fear.
• Today, although Anti-Semitism still exists, many Gentiles are being drawn to the Jews and seek to help them.  The USA as a “Nation” has certainly supported Israel.  Pray it continues.

Luke 2:34

34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." NIV

Zech 8 23

23 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, `Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.'" NIV

2 Kings 19:28

28 I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth,

and I will make you return by the way you came.' NIV